--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -15,8 +15,12 @@
 
 install: all
 	cd po && $(MAKE) $(MAKEDEFS) $@
-	install -m0755 wput $(bindir)
-	install -m0644 doc/wput.1.gz $(mandir)
+
+	install -d $(DESTDIR)/$(bindir)
+	install -m0755 wput $(DESTDIR)/$(bindir)
+	install -d $(DESTDIR)/$(mandir)
+	install -m0644 doc/wput.1.gz $(DESTDIR)/$(mandir)
+	
 	@echo "----------------"
 	@echo "Wput installed. See 'wput -h' or 'man wput' for usage information."
 	@echo "Further documentation is located in the doc/USAGE.* files."